August 2017
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August 5 @ 8:00pm -
Cabaret: I Won't Dance
Aug 12 @ 2:00pm - Jungle
Gym Jam
Aug 12 @ 7:30pm - Hudson Dusters
Aug 13 @ 2:00pm - Hearts Content Ensemble
Aug 19 @ 7:30pm - A Reading of
Wilde about Whitman
Aug 27 @ 2:00pm - South, A Nautical Musical
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I WON’T DANCE -
STEVE ROSS SINGS AND PLAYS FRED ASTAIRE
One Night Only!
Saturday August 5, 2017 at 8:00pm
Advance Discounted Tickets Here
One Night Only!
Saturday August 5, 2017 at 8:00pm
JUNGLE GYM JAM
Saturday
August 12 at 2:00pm
Advance Tickets Here
THE HUDSON DUSTERS
Saturday August 12 at
7:30pm
Advance Tickets Here
HEARTS
CONTENT ENSEMBLE
Sunday August 13 at 2:00pm
Advance Tickets Here
A Reading of WILDE
ABOUT WHITMAN
Saturday, August 19 @ 7:30pm
$10 Tickets -- At the Door
SOUTH: A NAUTICAL MUSICAL
Sunday August 27 at
2:00pm
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CABARET LEGEND STEVE ROSS COMES TO CATSKILL
Hot on the heels of his
recent standing-room-only engagement at New York
City’s legendary Birdland nightclub, the likewise
legendary Steve Ross hits the stage of Catskill’s
Bridge Street Theatre on Saturday August 5 for a
one-night-only tribute to the immortal Fred Astaire
called “I Won’t Dance”. And who better to embody
Astaire’s suave, smooth, sophisticated style than
the man the New York Times has dubbed “The Crown
Prince of New York Cabaret?”
Steve Ross rose
to fame as a cabaret entertainer during his lengthy
sojourns at New York’s Ted Hook’s Backstage in the
late 1970s followed by years of residency at the
celebrated Oak Room at the Hotel Algonquin. Steve
has long delighted audiences on six continents with
his shows celebrating the American Songbook and
saluting figures like Noël Coward, Cole Porter,
Stephen Sondheim, Johnny Mercer and Alan Jay Lerner.
He was on the Concerts and Lecture roster at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art for eight years, and has
also hosted radio series on the BBC and NPR. In
1992, he starred off-Broadway in “I Won’t Dance -
Steve Ross Sings and Plays Fred Astaire.” He made
his Broadway debut in the revival of Noël Coward’s
“Present Laughter,” playing the cockney valet and
performing at the keyboard. In 2000, following
Steve’s debut at The Plush Room, the San Francisco
Chronicle wrote: “Attending a Ross performance is
like opening a treasure chest of great, often rare,
songs. No one performing today is his equal. They
just don’t make ’em like this anymore.” He was
hailed by the New York Times as “the suavest of all
male cabaret performers,” and by the Times of London
“the smoothest cabaret act in the world.”
Indeed, it would be difficult to identify a major
composer in the American Popular Songbook canon
whose works have eluded Mr. Ross’ delightful
performance attentions. In light of this reality, in
March, 2015, Steve was presented with a MAC Lifetime
Achievement Award, a singular honor reflecting his
extraordinarily diverse and longstanding
contributions to the cabaret genre worldwide.
Steve’s current projects include preparing a theatre
piece about Cole Porter and touring with the newly
formed Steve Ross Orchestra. Visit www.steveross.net
to learn more.
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JUNGLE GYM JAM
Saturday, August 12 @ 2:00 pm
The acoustic duo of ‘Jersey’ Jason and ‘Awesome’ Amy present “Jungle Gym Jam!”, their own special brand of ‘kindie’ rock with plenty of interactivity for little people and their grown-ups to enjoy together. Singin’, dancin’, puppets, and all kindsa fun for EVERYBODY in the entire family! General Admission is $10, tickets for kids ages 2-12 are $5, and kids age 1 and under are absolutely FREE! To pre-purchase, visit junglegymjam.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the performance when the doors open at 1:30 (subject to availability).
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THE HUDSON DUSTERS
Saturday, August 12 @ 7:30 pm
Meet The Hudson Dusters: Foggy Otis, Jon Byron-Woodin, and Raema Rotindo, a trio with a totally unique and original sound, driven primarily by ukulele, guitar, and vocals. You’ve heard ‘em at Helskinki, you’ve heard ‘em at the Greenville Drive-In, you’ve heard ‘em at the Bridge Street Theatre “Performathon!” – now enjoy a full evening of their good-time music-making. General Admission $15, Students 21 and under $10. Advance tickets are available at hudsondusters.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. Tickets can also be purchased on the evening of the performance when the doors open at 7:00pm (subject to availability).
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HEARTS CONTENT ENSEMBLE
Sunday, August 13 @ 2:00 pm
The Hearts Content Ensemble – Caitlin Ippolit (flute), Jonathan Byron-Woodin (cello), Lory Frankel (oboe, Thomas Konow (violin), Ed Coughtry (clarinet and flute), and David Woodin (violin and viola) – returns to Bridge Street for the third time for an intimate afternoon of chamber classics to be performed in memory of former ensemble member Margo Byron. The sextet – all members of the Catskill Chamber Orchestra – will perform works by Albinoni, Leroy Anderson, Bach, Bizet, Debussy, Delibes, and Handel.
Tickets are $15, $10 for students age 21 and under and are available in advance at heartscontent.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the concert when the doors open at 1:30 (subject to availability).
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A Howl of Playwrights presents a reading of
"Wilde about Whitman" by David Simpatico
Saturday, August 19 @ 7:30pm
Go behind close doors
as a young Oscar Wilde gets more than he bargained
for when he meets his idol, the older, legendary
Walt Whitman! Based on the little-known, historic
meeting between two literary giants.
CAST
Kevin Archambault
Darrah Cloud
James Occhino
DAVID SIMPATICO is a
playwright, librettist and performance artist.
Career highlights include: the stage adaptation of
High School Musical (Disney Theatricals); the full
length opera, The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing
(American Lyric Theatre); and the sung-thru music
drama, The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Edinburgh
Fringe Festival); and the libretto for Pulitzer
Prize-winner Aaron J. Kernis’ Garden Of Light (NY
Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, conducted by Kurt
Masur). David just received his MFA in Creative
Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.
David has been presented at major theatres around
the globe, including London’s Hammersmith Apollo,
Williamstown Theatre Festival and the New York
Shakespeare Festival. An alumnus of the Composer
Librettist Development Program at American Lyric
Theater, the Writers’ Bootcamp, and a graduate of
Northwestern University, David lives in Rhinebeck,
NY with his husband, Robert Strickstein, and
wonder-dog, Elmo.
$10 Tickets --
At
the Door
SOUTH: A NAUTICAL MUSICAL
Sunday, August 27 @ 2:00 pm
A concert reading of Carmen Borgia’s nautical yarn for grown-ups set in the 1860s. Pirates, well-adjusted lesbian cannibals, an over-caffeinated monk, a dealer in curious religious artifacts, and … well, we wouldn’t want to spoil it. Ride the Worthy Vessel!
